{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/north-falls-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-8/paragraph-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/north-falls-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-8/paragraph-12.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/567",
  "legislation_title": "The North Falls Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/north-falls-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Maintenance of the authorised development",
  "text": "(1) The undertaker may at any time maintain the authorised development, except to the extent that this licence or an agreement made under this licence provide otherwise.\n(2) Maintenance works include but are not limited to—\n(a) repair, maintenance, refurbishment and replacement of major wind turbine components;\n(b) painting and applying other coatings to wind turbine generators and foundations;\n(c) bird waste and marine growth removal;\n(d) cable remedial burial;\n(e) cable repairs and replacement;\n(f) cable protection replenishment;\n(g) access ladder and boat landing replacement;\n(h) wind turbine generator and platform anode replacement; and\n(i) J-tube repair/replacement.\n(3) In undertaking activities under sub-paragraph (2)(f), the undertaker must not reduce water depth by more than 5% Chart Datum unless agreed with the MMO and the MCA in writing.\n(4) An operations and maintenance plan in accordance with the outline offshore operations and maintenance plan shall be submitted to the MMO for approval in consultation with the relevant SNCB at least six months prior to the commencement of operations. All operation and maintenance activities must be carried out in accordance with the approved plan.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/567/schedule/8/paragraph/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:00:48.162639+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}